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Dr. Misty Hook – thank you for a very well-written article. You are correct, it is the men who are most against women’s rights. I was raised in the 50′s and 60′s and even in my liberal family, I was considered less than my brothers. Sad, really. Women the world over must fight for each other and, as you say, must recognize the canary in the coal mine.
I am Canadian, yet I follow U.S. politics. I am appalled at what is happening in your country on other issues as well. TSA, the Patriot Act, a new bill Obama just signed, HR 347, then there’s the National Defence Authorization Act, and more.
What is going on? It seems they are bent on shredding your Constitution. People need to recognize the canary here as well.
Thank you, Misty.
It’s interesting that, when I saw a comment had been posted to this very well-written (and frightening) article, I feared it would a bigoted, angry and, mostly likely, ignorant response.
How relieved I am that the response was reasoned and appropriate. How sad I am that the commenter is a citizen of another country. I am quite glad our Canadian neighbor is an enlightened human being, but I’m still fearful our own citizenry, and thus our voters, will continue to ignore what is becoming increasingly evident … we are at war with ourselves.
If our mothers, daughters, aunts, sisters, cousins … and thus, our doctors, lawyers, CEOs, factory workers, teachers, bus drivers, etc., … cannot control something which is utterly theirs (their own bodies), then what hope have we women to help shape our country’s destiny and our own destinies? From our education to our careers, from our bodies to our children’s futures, we will become powerless.
Dr. Hook’s article will doubtless draw criticism. I, for one, am very glad she wrote it … but very sorry that it is necessary. May our citizenry pay attention to the deafening silence from the canary and take immediate action!